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Google has announced a new Linux terminal for Googlebook, giving users access to a virtual Linux environment for development, scripting, and AI workflows. The terminal is now available in preview and is designed to make it easier for interested users to build apps and automate tasks, even if they don’t have a programming background.

It’s taken a couple decades, but something big has finally started happening for how we get computing done on laptops. After years of trying to be tiny desktop computers, running the same kind of chips that were never really designed for power efficiency, laptops began broadly embracing RISC computing — including models built around Qualcomm…

Valve, the company behind Steam, has been an ardent supporter of gaming on Linux since it began developing the Steam Deck handheld. Proton, a new compatibility layer designed primarily to run Windows games on the Linux platform, was developed by Valve to make gaming on Linux, and conversely, the Steam Deck, a hassle-free and performance-driven…